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Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Welcome to the Subject Guide for Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Interdisciplinary Social Sciences encompass a broad spectrum of subjects. This guide explores resources drawn from a variety of disciplines. To find library resources, start with a multidisciplinary database or use the list to the left to search for discipline specific resources

Multidisciplinary databases

Social Sciences Full Text
Abstracts, citations, and some full text for core journals in anthropology, economics, geography, criminology, political science, social work, and sociology. Full text coverage: 1995-present.
Quicksearch
Search for books, journal articles, newspapers, videos and more from this one resource.
Academic Search Premier
Multidisciplinary full-text database with peer reviewed journals, magazines and other resources from 1975 forward.
Google Scholar
A simple way to search for scholarly literature. Includes full text and citations. Searching while signed in to the USF Library website can grant wider access to full text.
JSTOR
Arts, humanities, and sciences database providing some full text access to journals, books, and primary source materials. Select coverage from 17th century to present. May not include most recent years.
Web of Science [formerly Web of Knowledge]
The ISI Web of Science provides seamless access to the Science Citation Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. It enables users to search current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,500 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world. ISI Web of Science also provides a unique search method, cited reference searching.